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Jan 17, 2025
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Communication Studies Major (BA)
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Communication Studies Major- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Please see the UNLV Greenspun Department of Communications Studies web page at communicationsstudies.unlv.edu for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.
Please see advising information at the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Student Advising Center urbanaffairs.unlv.edu/advising
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts program, students should be able to:
- Define communication in interpersonal and rhetorical contexts.
- Analyze and evaluate messages and interaction in interpersonal and rhetorical settings.
- Identify and discuss historical developments and key theories in interpersonal and rhetorical communication.
- Recognize and explain self-reflexivity in rhetorical and interpersonal contexts.
- Read critically and analyze productively published research articles.
- Recognize and explain multiple perspectives in rhetorical and interpersonal communication theory.
- Conduct original research in interpersonal and/or rhetorical communication at a level appropriate to capstone work in an undergraduate education.
- Identify and assess features of ethical and unethical interpersonal and rhetorical communication
University Graduation Requirements
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Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
Recommended Courses That Meet General Education Requirements Core
The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs strongly recommends that students address their General Education Core curriculum requirements through our college. The following classes offered in our college meet graduation requirements. Life and Physical Science
In addition
Incoming freshmen are strongly encouraged to join a Learning Community (LC) during their first year at UNLV. A Learning Community is a cohort of students who take coursework together and might benefit from the following outcomes: greater course satisfaction, increased interaction between faculty and students, increased understanding of the connections between disciplines, better connection with peers, improved student engagement and involvement on campus, increased satisfaction with the college experience. General Education Requirements - Subtotal 36-40 credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
Mathematics - Credits: 3
or higher Distribution Requirements - Credits: 18-19
( See Recommended courses That Meet General Education Core Requirements) Multicultural and International
(See Recommended Courses That Meet General Education Core Requirements)
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students Major Degree Requirements - BA in Communications Studies -Subtotal: 36 Credits
Outside Area of Interest - Credits: 15
Other Electives - Credits: 29-33
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